Ivany’s Cove Census Records

1891 1911 1921 1935 1945
Number of…
Inhabitants 11 13 16* 15 16
Males 5 8 10 7 6
Females 6 5 7 8 10
Males under 10 years 2 3 3 3
Females under 10 years 3 2 1 5
Males 10 – 20 years 2 2 2 5
Females 10 – 20  years 1 2
Males 20 – 30 years 2 2 1 8
Females 20 – 30 years 2 1 1 1
Males 30 – 40 years 1 1
Females 30 – 40 years 1
Males 40 – 50 years 1 1
Females 40 – 50 years 1 1 1
Males 50 – 70 years 1 1 2 1
Females 50 – 70 years 1 1 1
Males 70 upwards 2
Females 70 upwards
Married persons, male 2 2 2 2 4
Married persons, female 3 2 2 2
Births, preceding year 2
Deaths, preceding year
Marriages, preceding year
Born in Newfoundland 11 13 16
Families 2 3 3 3
Religion…
Church of England 6 5 5 1
Reformed Church of England
Church of Rome
Wesleyans/Methodists/United Church 5 8 11 14 14
Pentecostal 2
Employment…
Clergymen or ministers
Teachers
Engaged in office or shop-work
Engaged solely in government services
Fishermen and others who cultivate land 4 3 3
Engaged in catching or curing of fish
Males engaged in catching or curing fish 4 3 5
Females engaged in curing 3 2 2
Engaged in lumbering
Persons employed with saw mills
Otherwise employed 2
Education…
Who can read and write
Males who can read 3 2
Females who can read 1 2
Males who can write 2
Females who can write
Children attending school 4
Children not attending school 5 3
5 years and over who can write 6
5 years and over who cannot write 5
Persons over 10 years who can read and write 10 4 13
Persons over 10 years who cannot read and write 3 6
Persons who can read but cannot write
Buildings…
Church of England building 1
Church of Rome building
Wesleyan/Methodist/United Church building
Churches of other denominations
School houses 1 CE
Inhabited Houses 2 3 3 3
Houses being built or built in last 12 months
Houses now building
Houses built past 12 months 1
Uninhabited houses
Stores, barns and outhouses 2 5 2 3
Fishing rooms in use 2
Saw Mills
Fisheries…
Vessels directly engaged in fisheries
Vessels – 20 to 60 tons
Vessels – 60 tons upwards
Vessels engaged in Labrador fishery
Men taken down to Labrador
Women taken down to Labrador
Children taken down to Labrador
Large boats – 4 -15 qtls
Large boats – 15 to 30 qtls
Boats from 4 – 30 qtls
Large boats – 30 qtls and upwards
Dories
Motor boats
Schooners
Vessels built
Tonnage of vessels built
Boats built
Agriculture…
Tons of hay cut 1 4 4 6
Barrels of potatoes raised 36 9 61 159
Barrels of turnip raised 10 3
Barrels of other root crops
Cabbage, heads 6,000 3,000 500 lb
Head of cattle 2
Milch cows 2
Other horned cattle 2
Horses 2 1
Sheep 5 9 16
Swine 4 5
Fowl / Poultry 3 10
Goats
Hens / Chickens 14
Acres of cultivated land 4
Acres occupied 2 7 11
Quantity of butter manufactured – lbs
Wool – lbs 7 41
Eggs, doz. 30

 

Notes:

1901 – Ivanys Cove is not listed in the 1901 census records.

1921 – population given as 16 but the breakdown of ages lists 17 people.

 

Transcribed by Wanda Garrett, August 2014

These transcriptions may contain human errors. As always, confirm these as you would any other source material.